Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

OKEHAMPTON COMMUNITY AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION 

To advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objectives of improving the conditions of life for all those living in the catchment area of the Charity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 32 years

https://ocrasport.org.uk

clerk@ocrasport.org.uk

01837 54546

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22£379£399£-19n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/21£252£279£-27n/an/an/an/an/a9
30/09/20£223£244£-21n/an/an/an/an/a7
30/09/19£309£380£-72n/an/an/an/an/a7
30/09/18?£570£611£-41£0£646£831.6236
31/03/17£367£357£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£356£368£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£310£343£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£553£222£332£0£717£37220
31/03/13*£433£162£270£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£169£179£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£129£401£-272£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£625£278£346£51£398£391.720
31/03/09*£113£99£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08?*£76£81£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£82£74£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£71£79£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£87£89£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£3,400 20/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to OCRA - Okehampton Community Recreation Association
£2,889 29/11/2017
We want to deliver affordable and accessible Sports, Arts, Music, Dance, Play, Fitness, and Special Needs activities and events locally.
Sport England - Adult Gymnastics and Trampolining
£10,000 01/09/2017
14
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Adult Gymnastics and Trampolining'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - Adult Gymnastics and Trampolining
£10,000 01/09/2017
13
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Adult Gymnastics and Trampolining. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Sport England - OKEHAMPTON SPORTS & ACTIVITY HUB
£50,000 06/02/2012
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'OKEHAMPTON SPORTS & ACTIVITY HUB'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/06/1992, number: 1011839
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR14: 23 days late, AR13: 91 days late, AR09: 18 days late, AR08: 135 days late, AR06: 8 days late,
Main office

OCRA
Pavilion in the Park
Okehampton College
Mill Road
Okehampton
EX20 1GE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OKEHAMPTON PARISH AND THE AREA COVERED BY THE FOLLOWING PARISHES; CHAGFORD, DREWSTEIGNTON, GIDLEIGH, THROWLEIGH, SPREYTON, SOUTH TAWTON, NORTH TAWTON, BONDLEIGH,BELSTONE, STICKLEPATH, SAMPFORD COURTENAY, OKEHAMPTON HAMLETS, INWARDLEIGH, JACOBSTOWE, EXBOURNE, BROADWOODKELLY, MONKOKEHAMPTON, IDDESLEIGH, MEETH, HIGHAMPTON, HATHERLEIGH, NORTHLEW, BEAWORTHY, GERMANSWEEK, BRATTON CLOVELLY, SOURTON, THRUSHELTON, BRIDESTOWE, STOWFORD, MARYSTOW, LEWTRENCHARD, LYDFORD, IN WEST DEVON DISTRICT; HITTISLEIGH, BOW, ZEAL MONACHORUM, COLDRIDGE, IN MID-DEVON DISTRICT; WINKLEIGH, DOLTON, DOWLAND, BEAFORD, ST GILES IN THE WOOD, GREAT TORRINGTON, LITTLE TORRINGTON, LANGTREE, PETERS MARLAND, PETROCKSTOW, SHEBBEAR, NEWTON ST PETROCK, MILTON DAMEREL, THOMBURY, BRADFORD, BLACK TORRINGTON, HOLSWORTHY, HOLSWORTHY HAMLETS, COOKBURY, HOLLACOMBE, ASHWATER, BROADWOODWIDGER, HALWILL IN TORRIDGE DISTRICT; HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT'), WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RECREATIONAL CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE')AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OKEHAMPTON PARISH AND THE AREA COVERED BY THE FOLLOWING PARISHES; CHAGFORD, DREWSTEIGNTON, GIDLEIGH, THROWLEIGH, SPREYTON, SOUTH TAWTON, NORTH TAWTON, BONDLEIGH, BELSTONE, STICKLEPATH, SAMPFORD COURTENAY, OKEHAMPTON HAMLETS, INWARDLEIGH, JACOBSTOWE, EXBOURNE, BROADWOODKELLY, MONKOKEHAMPTON, IDDESLEIGH, MEETH, HIGHAMPTON, HATHERLEIGH, NORTHLEW, BEAWORTHY, GERMANSWEEK, BRATTON CLOVELLY, SOURTON, THRUSHELTON, BRIDESTOWE, STOWFORD, MARYSTOW, LEWTRENCHARD, LYDFORD, IN WEST DEVON DISTRICT; HITTISLEIGH, BOW, ZEAL MONACHORUM, COLDRIDGE, IN MID-DEVON DISTRICT; WINKLEIGH, DOLTON, DOWLAND, BEAFORD, ST GILES IN THE WOOD, GREAT TORRINGTON, LITTLE TORRINGTON, LANGTREE, PETERS MARLAND, PETROCKSTOW, SHEBBEAR, NEWTON ST PETROCK, MILTON DAMEREL, THOMBURY, BRADFORD, BLACK TORRINGTON, HOLSWORTHY, HOLSWORTHY HAMLETS, COOKBURY, HOLLACOMBE, ASHWATER, BROADWOODWIDGER, HALWILL IN TORRIDGE DISTRICT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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